Cape Town International Airport’s re-aligned R3.8bn runway has been cleared for take-off. Construction of the runway is expected to begin in 2019 after the Department of Environmental Affairs gave the final go-ahead after an appeals process‚ airport spokesman Deidre Davids said on Thursday. "The team has worked long and hard to get us to this point. We have gone out of our way to engage interested and affected parties and today we celebrate‚" Davids said in a statement. "We remain committed to being a responsible developer upholding all environmental and other requirements. Part of being a responsible developer is to be most mindful of the current water situation when we construct." The project will re-align the primary runway and construct taxiways. The re-aligned primary runway will be 3‚500m long and improve access for larger aircraft with a wingspan of 65m or more‚ such as the Airbus A-380 — the world’s largest passenger plane. Davids said the new runway and associated infrastru...
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